New Formula Could Set Universal Standard For Monitoring Chronic Kidney Disease In Children
Thursday, March 5, 2009 - 21:07
in Health & Medicine
Children with chronic kidney disorder are often subjected to radioactivity and a large number of blood draws when clinicians measure how well their kidneys are functioning. This process is also time-consuming and costly. A new formula has been developed that accurately estimates the level at which children's kidneys are working using height, gender and measuing variables from just a small sample of blood.